The following statements are about the Mughal School of miniature painting.
(A) The Mughal miniature painting inspired and resonated in subsequent schools and styles of Indian painting.
(B) Princes of the House of Timur, probably by Abd us Samad, is painted in opaque watercolour on paper.
(C) In Mughal book painting, the stage of making the composition was called tarh.
(D) Humayun founded the Nigaar Khana, a painting workshop that was also a part of his library.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Three
(A) The Mughal miniature painting inspired and resonated in subsequent schools and styles of Indian painting. — Correct. This gave the Mughal style a definite position within the Indian school of paintings.
(B) Princes of the House of Timur, probably by Abd us Samad, is painted in opaque watercolour on paper. — Incorrect. It is in opaque watercolour on cotton.
(C) In Mughal book painting, the stage of making the composition was called tarh. — Correct. Tarh was the composition. Chiharanama was the portraits and rangamizi the final colouring.
(D) Humayun founded the Nigaar Khana, a painting workshop that was also a part of his library. — Correct. Humayun founded the Nigaar Khana, a painting workshop that was part of his library.
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NCERT (2026-27): “The Mughal School of Miniature Painting Mughal painting is the style of miniature painting that developed in the northern Indian subcontinent in the sixteenth century and continued till the mid–nineteenth century. It is known for its sophisticated techniques and diverse range of subjects and themes. The Mughal miniature painting inspired and resonated in subsequent schools and styles of Indian painting, thereby, confirming a definite position for the Mughal style within the Indian school of paintings.” “Early Mughal Painting …helps us form a picture of Humayun as a connoisseur and an aesthete. He founded the Nigaar Khana (painting workshop), which was also a part of his library. … When we look at an extraordinary Mughal painting from the early period, Princes of the House of Timur (1545–50), probably by Safavid artist, Abd us Samad, in opaque watercolour on cotton, we are surprised by its size and complex structure and display of historical portraits.” “Process of Mughal Painting …Once the text was written, it was given to the artist, who would compose a synoptic visual representation of the text. The artist would begin from the stage of making the composition, i.e., tarh, to portraits, i.e., chiharanama to the final stage of colouring, i.e., rangamizi.” |